Episode 446: Naruto Shippuuden (dub)

Naruto Shippūden (Dub) Episode 446, titled "Collision," is widely criticized as a rushed and poorly written filler episode that compresses years of character development into 20 minutes . Part of the "Jiraiya's Ninja Scrolls" arc, it presents an alternate-reality retelling where characters act out of character and major plot points—like Itachi's death—are handled with little emotional weight. Key Plot Points

: Naruto briefly enters a Four-Tails state and later utilizes a short-lived Sage Mode. Naruto Shippuuden (Dub) Episode 446

: Reviewers on Reddit noted that while the original canon took dozens of episodes for these developments, this filler arc forces them into a single, disjointed episode. Naruto Shippūden (Dub) Episode 446, titled "Collision," is

: Sasuke receives the Cursed Seal from Orochimaru and immediately masters advanced techniques. : Reviewers on Reddit noted that while the

: Critics describe the episode as "ambitiously bad" with a community score of 1.0/10 on Anime News Network .

: Neji fights Anko and Shikamaru faces Sai to clear a path for Naruto.

: The episode climaxes with a clash between Sasuke's Kirin and Naruto's Rasenshuriken, though the outcome is not shown. Critical Consensus